Recalls and Bans of Products

News about Recalls and Bans of Products, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Jul. 25, 2015

National Highway Traffic Safety Admin launches recall of 1.4 million Jeep Cherokees, after revelations that researchers at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles had successfully hacked wirelessly into dashboard connectivity of a Jeep Cherokee; is first safety recall issued for a hacking threat. MORE

Jul. 23, 2015

Fiat Chrysler is recalling about 350,000 Journey sport utility vehicles, including about 144,000 in United States, due to defect that could cause fire. MORE

Jul. 17, 2015

Aspen Foods announce recall of almost two million pounds of frozen chicken products in wake of reports of salmonella infections in three consumers in Minnesota. MORE

Jul. 10, 2015

Takata says it will not create compensation fund for victims of its defective airbags, which have been blamed for eight deaths and more than 100 injuries worldwide. MORE

Jul. 9, 2015

General Motors is recalling about 196,000 Hummer sport utility vehicles due to electrical problem that resulted in at least two vehicles being destroyed in fires. MORE

Jun. 29, 2015

Fiat Chrysler warns owners of about five dozen 2015 sport utility vehicles to stop driving them immediately, issuing recall; cite serious issue with suspension component; announcement is made even as National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is set to hold hearing on company's failure to promptly fix safety defects in roughly 20 separate recalls. MORE

Jun. 26, 2015

Lululemon Athletica announces recall of elastic drawstrings in about 318,000 women's tops, citing danger of eye and face injuries; follows reports of seven such incidents. MORE

Jun. 26, 2015

Takada chief executive Shigehisa Takada offers apology to those who have been killed or injured by company's faulty airbags; goes on to defend company's products as fundamentally safe, and does not offer explanation for why he has remained reclusive throughout prolonged crisis; has resisted calls to resign amid largest automobile safety recall in history. MORE

Jun. 25, 2015

Fiat Chrysler is recalling 164,000 Jeep Cherokee SUVs worldwide to install shields that stop water from getting into the power rear lift gate controls, which poses a risk of fire. MORE

Jun. 24, 2015

Mark Bittman Op-Ed column welcomes news that Food and Drug Administration has banned foods containing trans fats, but argues that it should not allow companies grace period of three years to remove the deadly substance; says Americans have been hoodwinked over past 100 years into thinking that margarine, Crisco and other forms of hydrogenated oils were healthier substitutes for butter; notes decision is all the easier given that butter and other natural fats taste better. MORE

Jun. 24, 2015

Japanese auto supplier Takata, in fourth appearance before Congress, faces strong skepticism and criticism regarding its recall and replacement of faulty airbags in some 34 million vehicles; hearing is punctuated by announcement that Fiat Chrysler will no longer use Takata airbags in replacements, citing concerns about propellant; lawmakers also reserve criticism for National Highway Traffic Safety Admin. MORE

Jun. 23, 2015

Senate committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation reports findings of internal company emails showing Takata ended global safety audits in 2009 of its airbags in order to save money, in midst of largest recall of automobiles in American history; Takata disputes report as misleading. MORE

Jun. 17, 2015

Toyota expands airbag-related recall by nearly 1.4 million cars, trucks and SUVs; additions are in response to decision by airbag manufacturer Takata to nearly double the size of its own recall. MORE

Jun. 16, 2015

Honda announces that it will add more than one million vehicles to recall regarding exploding airbags. MORE

Jun. 4, 2015

Apple is recalling 233,000 of its Beats Pill XL speakers in United States and Canada after receiving reports of product overheating. MORE

May. 29, 2015

Fiat Chrysler, Honda and BMW widen their recalls of cars and trucks with Takata airbags, raising number of affected vehicles to 53 million globally; Congress schedules hearing on safety issue. MORE

May. 27, 2015

Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee schedules hearing related to recall of Takata airbags; comes amid several other official inquiries into root cause of problem that has been linked to at least six deaths. MORE

May. 23, 2015

Mazda, Mitsubishi and Suburu announce pending recalls of more than 700,000 vehicles in Japan with Takata airbags, after company acknowledged potentially dangerous faults in product; recalls add 715,000 cars and trucks to what is now largest auto safety recall in history. MORE

May. 21, 2015

Automakers are sorting out which cars must be included in Takata's recall of 34 million vehicles in United States over faulty airbags; many confused consumers are left with more questions than answers; recall affects one in seven cars in country. MORE

May. 21, 2015

Japanese auto supplier Takata, running out of options in its reluctance to accept blame for its defective airbags, admitted fault and doubled its recalls of vehicles in United States only after rising pressure from American safety regulators and lawmakers. MORE

May. 20, 2015

Japanese auto supplier Takata says its airbags are defective and agrees to double number of vehicles recalled in United States to almost 34 million; is largest automotive recall in nation's history; sweeping announcement follows more than decade of denial. MORE

May. 20, 2015

Japanese auto supplier Takata agrees to sweeping recall after months of defying National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; officials say recall could affect estimated 34 million vehicles across country and take years to complete. MORE

May. 19, 2015

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it will hold hearing to probe 20 recalls issued by Fiat Chrysler covering more than 10 million vehicles, after receiving reports of series of problems. MORE

May. 15, 2015

Honda recalls some 4.9 million vehicles, citing concerns about airbags made by Japanese supplier Takata; decision is based on internal testing that confirmed irregular internal pressure; decision follows similar moves by Toyota and Nissan. MORE

May. 14, 2015

Toyota and Nissan recall another 6.5 million vehicles worldwide for defective airbags made by Takata; 25 million vehicles have previously been recalled for potentially dangerous defect. MORE

May. 13, 2015

General Motors will recall nearly 470,000 Chevrolet Malibu models to fix issue that could cause seatbelts to fail; will also recall 53,000 Chevy Colorado and GMC Canyon pickup trucks. MORE

May. 8, 2015

Food and Drug Administration releases documents showing that Blue Bell Creameries was aware of listeria in its factories as early as 2013, years before recent recall of all its products; company acknowledges failure to respond and inadequate cleaning methods. MORE

Apr. 30, 2015

Ford Motor announces it is recalling almost 593,000 cars and trucks in North America, including 520,000 because power-assist to steering could be lost, making vehicle more difficult to turn. MORE

Apr. 27, 2015

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating reopening of its inquiry into safety of some 2.7 million older Jeep sport utility vehicles, made by Chrysler; earlier investigation found Jeeps were prone to explode when hit in rear, where gas tanks were located; Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, which now owns Chrysler, recalled some affected models in 2009 but $150 million March verdict against automaker has reopened safety concerns and could spur more litigation. MORE

Apr. 24, 2015

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams of Ohio becomes second major ice cream producer to shut down production amid concerns about listeria contamination; recalls all of its frozen products, following similar move by Blue Bell Creameries. MORE

Apr. 22, 2015

Blue Bell Creameries, nation's third-largest ice cream brand, recalls all of its frozen desserts and shuts registers at all 300 of its stores due to potential listeria contamination; rapid pace of recall highlights seriousness of threat, and represents biggest crisis in brand's 108-year history; some analysts say despite rare urgency and scope of recall, Blue Bell acted too late to prevent erosion of customer confidence. MORE

Apr. 21, 2015

Blue Bell Creameries recalls all of its products after some samplings tested positive for bacteria listeriosis. MORE

Apr. 11, 2015

General Motors handling of consumer complaints about faulty steering in some of its cars offers insight into how company, along with National Highway Traffic Safety Admin, determines whether an automobile defect warrants recall; both company and regulators say steering issue is not worthy of recall. MORE

Mar. 26, 2015

Ford Motor issues three safety recalls, largest aimed at 213,000 sport utility vehicles from model years 2011-13 due to defect with doors; other two recalls target 1,725 limousines and hearses and 6,500 ambulances for other defects. MORE

Mar. 25, 2015

Outbreak of listeriosis that contributed to deaths of three people in Wichita, Kan, has been traced to Blue Bell Ice Cream production facility in Broken Arrow, Okla; incident follows earlier recall of products from main Blue Bell production facility in Brenham, Tex. MORE

Mar. 21, 2015

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says Graco Children's Products has agreed to pay $10 million settlement over claims that it failed to promptly recall around four million defective child car seats. MORE

Mar. 20, 2015

Honda Motor is expanding national recall of vehicles with Takata-made airbags to include more than 104,000 cars, including 88,000 2008 Pilots. MORE

Mar. 18, 2015

Kraft Foods will recall 242,000 cases of its original flavor Macaroni & Cheese after boxes were found to contain pieces of metal. MORE

Mar. 10, 2015

McNeil Consumer Healthcare, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, pleads guilty to federal criminal charge that it sold over-the-counter infant's and children's liquid medicine containing metal particles; charges are related to Infants' and Children's Tylenol and Children's Motrin brands. MORE

Mar. 1, 2015

Hyundai says it is recalling almost 205,000 of its Elantra cars due to potential power steering malfunction. MORE

Feb. 28, 2015

Fiat Chrysler says it is recalling more than 467,000 vehicles around the world to fix problem affecting fuel pump relay, which may prevent vehicles from starting or result in stalling; move is expansion of September 2014 recall of more than 230,000 vehicles. MORE

Feb. 15, 2015

General Motors announces recall of more than 81,000 cars because of potential failure of vehicles' electronic power steering systems. MORE

Feb. 13, 2015

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says auto industry recalled record number of almost 64 million vehicles for safety problems in 2014; amount exceeded total for previous three years combined. MORE

Feb. 5, 2015

General Motors will give its 48,000 union workers a record annual bonus of up to $9,000 in profit-sharing, larger amount than union contract called for; company decided to exclude $3 billion it spent in recall costs and victim compensation when calculating pay-out in effort to reward factory workers for helping GM meet its financial targets. MORE

Feb. 3, 2015

Chrysler will recall more than 228,000 Jeep Cherokees because their airbags could unexpectedly deploy even without a crash; it will upgrade airbag software. MORE

Feb. 1, 2015

Toyota, Chrysler and Honda say they will recall 2.1 million vehicles with potential airbag malfunctions; announcement comes after earlier recall fails to rectify problem. MORE

Jan. 31, 2015

Honda Motor reports profit fell 22 percent in quarter ending December 2014, to 136 billion yen, or $1.15 billion, from year-ago quarter; cuts profit forecast for 2015 by more than $400 million due to costs associated with recalling four million cars with defective airbags made by Takata Corporation. MORE

Jan. 31, 2015

Lack of federal regulation over disclosure of safety defects and recalls for used cars leaves buyers to do their own homework; deaths related to used cars with known defects are mounting as many buyers are unwittingly buying dangerous vehicles. MORE

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About 32 million cars are subject to recall for potentially defective airbags, and the problem has been blamed for at least eight deaths and more than 100 injuries. This list is of known recalls as of June 19.

Excerpts from a report prepared by Anton R. Valukas, who has been hired by General Motors to investigate its handling of an ignition switch defect, signal the possibility of the carmaker being liable for punitive damages.